Global Patent Index - EP 2604795 B1

EP 2604795 B1 20190424 - Aerofoil blade or vane

Title (en)

Aerofoil blade or vane

Title (de)

Laufschaufel oder -leitschaufel

Title (fr)

Pale ou aube à profil aérodynamique

Publication

EP 2604795 B1 20190424 (EN)

Application

EP 12194748 A 20121129

Priority

GB 201121531 A 20111215

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2604795A2] An aerofoil blade or vane for the turbine of a gas turbine engine is provided. The blade or vane includes an aerofoil portion which, in use, extends radially across a working gas annulus of the engine. A coolant inlet is formed at an end of the aerofoil portion for entry of a flow of cooling air into the aerofoil portion. A corresponding coolant exhaust is formed at the trailing edge of the aerofoil portion for the flow of spent cooling air from the aerofoil portion. A passage within the aerofoil portion connects the inlet to the exhaust. The blade or vane further includes a fence within the aerofoil portion. The fence extends radially and forwardly from a start position at said end of the aerofoil portion adjacent the trailing edge to an end position. The passage forms a loop which extends along one side of the fence, wraps around the end position, and extends along the other side of the fence to connect the inlet to the exhaust.

IPC 8 full level

F01D 5/18 (2006.01); F01D 25/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F01D 5/187 (2013.01 - EP US); F01D 25/12 (2013.01 - EP US); F05D 2250/185 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2604795 A2 20130619; EP 2604795 A3 20170510; EP 2604795 B1 20190424; GB 201121531 D0 20120125; US 2013156603 A1 20130620; US 9200535 B2 20151201

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 12194748 A 20121129; GB 201121531 A 20111215; US 201213688892 A 20121129